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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Dnica Coto

Forest lizards genetically morph to survive life in the city

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Lizards that once dwelled in forests but now slink around urban areas have genetically morphed to survive life in the city, researchers have found.

The Puerto Rican crested anole, a brown lizard with a bright orange throat fan, has sprouted special scales to better cling to smooth surfaces like walls and windows and grown larger limbs to sprint across open areas, scientists say.

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